🟣 Territories in conflict: LED as a peace-building mechanism

📍 Room: Madrid | 💬 Interpretation : English - French - Spanish

Co-organized by UCLG-MEWA and UN-Habitat Syria

This session will explore the critical role of Local Economic Development in urban recovery, focusing on how economic regeneration strategies can rebuild trust, social cohesion, and resilience in conflict-affected areas. Through case studies from Syria, Palestine, and the MEWA region, participants will examine participatory, area-based planning approaches and the role of multi-stakeholder collaboration in fostering inclusive economic recovery. The discussion will highlight best practices in integrating LED into post-conflict reconstruction, emphasizing the importance of bottom-up engagement, urban-rural linkages, and long-term economic resilience to support peacebuilding efforts.